Man charged over attack on priest – BBC News
“A 19-year-old man has been charged over a faith-hate attack on a clergyman in the grounds of his east London church.”
BBC News, 26th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: assault
Woman’s “cell hell” after yob row – BBC News
“A woman who told a gang of swearing teenage girls to be quiet spent 16 hours in a police cell after being falsely accused of assault.”
BBC News, 25th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prisoner seriously assaulted every 45 minutes in Britain – The Independent
“One serious attack takes place every 45 minutes in the overcrowded jails of England and Wales as prison staff struggle to cope with soaring levels of violence. Ministry of Justice figures reveal the number of assaults on prisoners by cellmates have rocketed from 1,790 in 1996 to 11,826 last year, a rise of 561 per cent in just over a decade.”
The Independent, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Pc’s attacker is spared jail – Daily Telegraph
“A senior police officer has criticised magistrates after they chose not to jail a man who beat up a police constable because the country’s prisons are too full.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Council Publishes Guidelines for Sentencers dealing with Assaults and Child Cruelty Offences – Sentencing Guidelines Council
“On 20 February 2008 the Sentencing Guidelines Council published its definitive guidelines on ‘Assault and Other Offences Against the Person’ and ‘Overarching Principles: Assaults on Children and Cruelty to a Child.’
Sentencing Guidelines Council, 20th February 2008
Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk
Prison for air-rage flier who wanted to go business class – The Times
“A middle-aged man has been jailed after marching into the business-class section of a flight from Thailand and hurling a passenger into the aisle so he could take his seat.”
The Times, 14th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sex attacker given four-year term – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for four years for a sex attack on a single mother who killed herself after seeing footage of the attack on a mobile phone.”
BBC News, 19th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sausage throwing case costs £20,000 – Daily Telegraph
“A police investigation to prosecute a 12-year-old for throwing a cocktail sausage at a neighbour has cost £20,000.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
No charges for police officer filmed hitting woman – The Guardian
“No police officer is to be prosecuted as a result of the controversial incident in which a young woman was arrested outside a Sheffield nightclub last year, according to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.”
The Guardian, 12th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teacher is cleared of assault – Daily Telegraph
“A teacher accused of assaulting a disruptive pupil wept as an appeal court quashed his conviction.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Moustache sacrifice closes case – The Times
“A man promised a court that he would shave off his Edwardian-style, dandy moustache as a way of making amends for a charge of common assault.”
The Times, 12th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Boy is accused of sausage assault – BBC News
“A 12-year-old boy was charged with assault and taken before the courts – for throwing a cocktail sausage.”
BBC News, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Chucklevision row teacher cleared – BBC News
“A supply teacher has been cleared of hitting a 13-year-old boy who teased him about looking like a character from the Chuckle Brothers’ TV show.”
BBC News, 19th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
